GT: Garage Talk

In this episode, Cory reaches out to Tom Gattuso, VP of Events at SEMA. Tom and Cory discuss how Tom got to the role of VP of Events and what the future of the SEMA Show looks like.

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On this episode, Cory reaches out to Mercedes Lilienthal to catch up with her about her trip to Saudi Arabia for the Dakar Rally.

If you want to know more about this week’s guest, Mercedes supplied us with their bios down below:

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On this episode, Cory reaches out to husband and wife duo Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal to catch up with them after their Aclan 5000 Summer Rally.

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠CrankshaftCulture.com⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@crankshaftcult⁠⁠⁠Mercedes Lilienthal: ⁠⁠⁠@writerwithgrit⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter

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In this episode, Cory reaches out to Emily Miller, the visionary founder behind the Rebelle Rally, the longest competitive off-road rally in the United States. Established in 2016, the Rebelle Rally is the first women's off-road navigation rally in the country, emphasizing skill over speed, with no GPS, cell phones, or external assistance allowed.

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On this episode, Cory reaches out to husband and wife duo Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal to catch up with them after their 7,500 km, 16-day, 9-country rally through the Baltic.

If you want to know more about this week’s guest, Mercedes supplied us with their bios down below:

Keep up with them:

Website: ⁠⁠CrankshaftCulture.com⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠@crankshaftcult⁠⁠

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On this week's episode, Cory reaches out to the head of Mazda safety, Jennifer Morrison, to discuss Mazda's guiding principles of designing and engineering their vehicles.

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#GTGarageTalk #Safety #VehicleSafety #MazdaSafety

On this week's episode, Cory reaches out to husband and wife duo Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal to catch up with them after their 5,000 mile, 10-day time-speed-distance rally through the Pacific Northwest up into the Arctic.

If you want to know more about this week’s guest, Mercedes supplied us with their bios down below:

Keep up with them:

Website: ⁠CrankshaftCulture.com⁠

Twitter: ⁠@crankshaftcult⁠

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#Alcan5000 #INEOS #INEOSGrenadier

On this week's episode, Cory catches up with Mercedes Lilienthal and Emily Winslow who piloted their bone-stock Honda Pilot over 1,500 miles through the desert in this year's running of the Rebelle Rally. They discuss everything from what it was like after competing last year in the PHEV Jeep Wrangler Rubicon or previously in the electric VW ID.4. 

You can find more from Mercedes at: 

Website: ⁠CrankshaftCulture.com ⁠

Twitter: ⁠@crankshaftcult⁠ & ⁠@writerwithgrit⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mercedes_lilienthal⁠

And you can follow Emily at: ⁠@dermie_kat⁠ on Instagram

Listen to last year's interview covering their trip in the PHEV Jeep Wrangler Rubicon here.

⁠Listen to 2022's interview covering their trip in the all-electric VW ID.4 here.⁠

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On this week's episode, Cory catches up with Team Brute Squad from the Rebelle Rally. Jill Ciminillo and Kristen Shaw are two very accomplished automotive journalists who have now taken on the all-women Rebelle Rally for the second consecutive year along with their trusty Hyundai Santa Cruz named Sandy.

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Listen to their last episode: 141. Team Brute Squad

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